Day 17 or 5.23.25 Real and Imaginary

Still thinking about those Lohans. Among the nicest things in the paintings I studied, are the crazy animals (have I mentioned, I LOVE animals?). There are elephants painted with toes (like toe-toes). Dragons that look believable and which fly and dance. Rhinos are so oddly shaped. It’s obvious, no one REALLY had time or access to look at these creatures, much less make notes. Most of these depictions are acts of pure imagination.

I went to the Bronx Zoo last week and spent time with the White Rhinos. They are so fantastically beautiful. The visiting children were screaming in their excitement to see the animals. The rhinos slumped in the indoor exhibit — it was so loud. Then, the rhinos were let outside and they ran around and scratched themselves on logs. It was really lovely. They seemed so happy to move around in nature and in the quiet outdoors.

I didn’t draw any sketches or take notes — but I do have internet images and memory from my adoring gaze. And I have a paper with a ground laid out — a round blob in the middle already looks like an eye, and some of the shapes on it already look like a rhinoceros…

I’ve never seen a real Lohan, the god is based on painted images… it may have toe-toes, I’m not sure. I added an animal suggested by the blob on the paper. This piece may still have more mileage in it…I’m likely to paint more on this. Thinking for now….this is still a place holder.